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<b class="b2">Soft</b>: Ar. and P. [[μαλακός]], [[ἁπαλός]], V. [[ἁβρός]], [[τέρην]], Ar. and V. [[μαλθακός]].
[[soft]]: Ar. and P. [[μαλακός]], [[ἁπαλός]], V. [[ἁβρός]], [[τέρην]], Ar. and V. [[μαλθακός]].


<b class="b2">Fastidious</b>: Ar. and P. [[τρυφερός]].
[[fastidious]]<: Ar. and P. [[τρυφερός]].


<b class="b2">Be delicate, fastidious</b>, v.: P. and V. τρυφᾶν, V. ἁβρύνεσθαι.
<b class="b2">Be delicate, fastidious</b>, v.: P. and V. τρυφᾶν, V. ἁβρύνεσθαι.


<b class="b2">Fine</b> (of texture), adj.: P. and V. [[λεπτός]].
[[fine]] (of texture), adj.: P. and V. [[λεπτός]].


<b class="b2">Weak</b>: P. and V. [[ἀσθενής]].
[[weak]]: P. and V. [[ἀσθενής]].


<b class="b2">Be delicate</b>, v.: P. and V. ἀσθενεῖν.
<b class="b2">Be delicate</b>, v.: P. and V. ἀσθενεῖν.
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<b class="b2">Causing scruples</b>, adj.: P. and V. [[ἐνθύμιος]].
<b class="b2">Causing scruples</b>, adj.: P. and V. [[ἐνθύμιος]].


<b class="b2">Pretty, elegant</b>: P. and V. [[κομψός]].
[[pretty]], [[elegant]]: P. and V. [[κομψός]].


<b class="b2">Tactful</b>: Ar. and P. [[ἐμμελής]].
[[tactful]]: Ar. and P. [[ἐμμελής]].


<b class="b2">Kind</b>: P. and V. [[φιλάνθρωπος]].
[[kind]]: P. and V. [[φιλάνθρωπος]].


<b class="b2">The matter is a delicate one</b>: Ar. τὸ [[πρᾶγμα]] κομψόν (''Thesm.'' 93).
<b class="b2">The matter is a delicate one</b>: Ar. τὸ [[πρᾶγμα]] κομψόν (''Thesm.'' 93).
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Revision as of 18:12, 9 August 2017

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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adj.

soft: Ar. and P. μαλακός, ἁπαλός, V. ἁβρός, τέρην, Ar. and V. μαλθακός.

fastidious<: Ar. and P. τρυφερός.

Be delicate, fastidious, v.: P. and V. τρυφᾶν, V. ἁβρύνεσθαι.

fine (of texture), adj.: P. and V. λεπτός.

weak: P. and V. ἀσθενής.

Be delicate, v.: P. and V. ἀσθενεῖν.

Causing scruples, adj.: P. and V. ἐνθύμιος.

pretty, elegant: P. and V. κομψός.

tactful: Ar. and P. ἐμμελής.

kind: P. and V. φιλάνθρωπος.

The matter is a delicate one: Ar. τὸ πρᾶγμα κομψόν (Thesm. 93).